Mountain and Sea Demon Martial Arts, Starting with Vertical Pupils

Chen Luo staggered toward the man who had been killed by the flying knife, and found that his strike was more precise than he had imagined. The blade pierced straight into the man's heart and lungs, leaving him bleeding profusely. The man was already dead, but his face was still frozen in terror.

He didn't even know the person's name, but it wouldn't matter if he did.

Silently, he pulled out the knife and dragged the body to Linzhou's side.

Linzhou's neck was split open, with blood gushing out. A little deeper and his head would be severed.

This was the first person Chen Luo killed after transmigrating to this world, but perhaps because of his previous two life-or-death battles with wild beasts, he didn't feel too uncomfortable at this moment, only a little depressed.

"Your life should be worth ten taels of silver," Chen Luo said coldly to Lin Zhou's corpse.

This man has a face like a honey pot, but a heart like a clove of garlic, and is filthy and disgusting. If he lives in this world, Song Ruokui will certainly not have a peaceful time. Based on his understanding of Song Ruokui, he would most likely rather see him dead.

Now that he has killed this man, he considers it as repaying the favor of ten taels of silver.

Thus, the old grudges and entanglements between his predecessor and Song Ruokui, which he inherited from his transmigration, were completely settled.

Chen Luo placed the two corpses side by side, took out a thick rope from the bamboo basket to tie their legs and feet, and then dragged them towards the stream.

Wild animals frequently roam the stream, so it shouldn't be difficult for them to attract the smell of blood and devour the two corpses.

Although the county government has no jurisdiction over the back mountain, these two are, after all, disciples of a private school, and they likely have powerful connections.

They died in the back mountains, and even if the government didn't care, others might still investigate. Only by destroying the evidence could they reduce the trouble.

Fearing being caught by the mountain guards, Chen Luo dragged the body to the mountain stream as quickly as possible.

But just as he finished, he suddenly thought of something and frowned.

"I dragged the body to the stream; it was a deliberate attempt to destroy the evidence."

"But the corpse of that beast remained perfectly intact. Could it be... that was also done by someone?"

This thought startled Chen Luo, as he had never before associated the matter of the Huan beast with the word "human."

But now is not the time to overthink it.

He suppressed his doubts, disposed of the body, and returned the way he came. He cut off the snake's head, gallbladder, and glands, and went back to the original snake hole to retrieve all the snakeberries.

The wild strawberries grown by the cockscomb plant are also blood red, very vibrant. Chen Luo doesn't know their value; he'll have to take them to the mountain produce shop to find out.

After doing all this, Chen Luo took a deep breath and felt dizzy.

He had been struck by the cockscomb red tail earlier, and then exerted force repeatedly when killing the two people in Linzhou. At this moment, his left arm was numb and had lost all feeling. He couldn't even feel its existence.

The sharp pain in my back and chest was not too bad, it was just from falling into the tree and getting injured, so it wasn't too serious. I felt better after spitting out the blood clots.

That weak appearance just now was mostly an act, meant to put Lin Zhou at ease.

Having endured more than half a month of torment from bone-tempering medicine, his pain tolerance far exceeds that of ordinary people.

However, he will definitely need to rest and recuperate for some time afterward.

Even more serious than physical fatigue is mental exhaustion.

From the moment he encountered the Cockscomb Red until now, he has faced life-or-death crises time and time again. In particular, the excessive use of the Vertical Pupil for a long time has exhausted his energy. Now that he has relaxed, he only feels dizzy.

This was the result of his enhanced blood and qi. If he had been in his previous physical condition, he probably would have collapsed and fainted as soon as the vertical pupils were removed.

After gathering all his spoils, Chen Luo chose a secluded path to descend the mountain.

When he arrived at the mountain pass, he saw Zhou Xiaoliang in the distance and waited until Zhou Xiaoliang was alone before he hurried over.

"Ah Luo, what happened to you?" Zhou Xiaoliang was shocked to see Chen Luo's pale face and blood-covered appearance.

"I don't have time to explain in detail." Chen Luo looked at him and spoke quickly, "Could you please delete my record of going up the mountain today?"

"Delete the mountain climbing record?"

Zhou Xiaoliang was taken aback, then looked at Chen Luo's expression and immediately became nervous. He swallowed hard, but refrained from asking any further questions. "It can be deleted."

"Okay. Also, don't tell anyone you've seen me, and don't contact me for the next few days," Chen Luo added.

"I understand." Zhou Xiaoliang's eyes showed even deeper worry. "Are your injuries serious?"

"I need to rest for a few days." Chen Luo smiled wryly. "I can't talk to you any longer now, I need to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Wait, put this on, it can cover up the bloodstains."

Zhou Xiaoliang quickly recovered from his initial surprise and worry, realizing the urgency of the situation. He quickly found a linen coat and handed it to Chen Luo, saying in a flash, "I'll find a chance to contact Lu Qun and have him come to you around midnight in a few days. He should knock three times and then twice. If you need anything from him, tell me through him, and I'll tell him everything that happened today."

"Alright, have Lu Qun ask Instructor Li at the martial arts academy for leave, and tell him I plan to go into seclusion to break through to the fourth level of internal strength," Chen Luo instructed.

Given his current injuries, he definitely can't go to the Zhengyang Martial Arts Academy; if he did, people would surely notice something was amiss.

He could only hope that no one would connect his absence from the martial arts academy with Linzhou's death.

"I understand," Zhou Xiaoliang solemnly replied.

The two of them tacitly agreed on everything in just a few words, and Chen Luo couldn't help but feel relieved.

Having such brothers in times of crisis is truly a blessing.

Without saying another word, Zhou Xiaoliang needed to quickly re-enter a mountain registration form, while Chen Luo put on his hempen clothes and hurried home.

There's no way around it; those two from Linzhou must have powerful connections. Although it's unlikely that their backers will trace it back to him, we still have to be cautious.

After all, he had no background. Although Instructor Li treated him very well, Chen Luo was not sure if he would help him under these circumstances.

So, I took the most remote and secluded path all the way home.

Chen Luo locked the door, took off his blood-stained shirt, brewed a pot of licorice water, gritted his teeth and endured the pain to clean the wound, and then laboriously used a small splint to fix his left arm with one hand.

These medical methods all originate from the memories of previous lives. This is how it is in farming families. They basically don't have money to seek medical treatment. Unless it is a serious illness or injury that threatens their life, they treat themselves.

Moreover, he dared not go out to seek medical treatment, as it would be easy for someone to find out.

After finishing all this, Chen Luo hastily ate some dried meat to fill his stomach before lying down to rest. Intense fatigue overwhelmed him like a tide, and he quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The next two days passed peacefully, with no news from the outside world and no one coming to his door looking for him.

Chen Luo felt much relieved. Perhaps because of his martial arts training and drug use over the past two years, his injuries were recovering faster than expected, and he was mostly healed in just a few days.

It wasn't until the middle of the night on the third day that he was startled awake by a knock on the door.

Three long and two short, it's Lu Qun who's here.